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talkpoliticsDesperate Obama Ad. Happy Friday. Enjoy
Check out the Ad's Sponsor at the end. LOL
Check out the Ad's Sponsor at the end. LOL
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Date: 28/9/12 12:51 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2/10/12 02:51 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 28/9/12 16:22 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 29/9/12 00:22 (UTC)I'm an Obama supporter too. That's why I posted a Democratic PAC Ad instead of a Republican one. Both can be just as stupid. You may or may not like this one a little better:
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Date: 28/9/12 18:09 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 29/9/12 01:57 (UTC)- That Little Susie is the only one who thinks the election is important because she's too young to really remember 2008. It feeds into the stereotype that Obama voters are young and don't know any better, that they are idealistic and don't really know how life works yet.
- Plus, you know how when a kid learns something, they sometimes go around telling everyone like it's the most important thing, until the next day when they learn something else? It's possible to see this video as that.
- That you can berate or cajole people into voting for your candidate. "Wake the fuck up." "It's like you don't even care, man." Okay, hippies.
- "In '08 the brother was on the front lines," but not now, just like a lot of Obama voters who ended up disappointed/disillusioned that Obama's presidency didn't meet their (admittedly impossibly high) expectations.
- The idea that teenage girls can only contribute by baking. Also an example of enthusiasm in '08 that just isn't there this year.
- The "Hope" poster - another reminder of '08. Also, Obama can't really run on "Hope" and "Change" like he did in '08. He could conceivably run on "Hope," but that theme feels tired.
- (Also, while not really against the message, I don't support canvassing and phone banking. That turns people off.)
I will likely vote for Obama (though my vote doesn't really matter, I'm from a solidly blue state), but I felt like a lot in this ad should have been rethought.
P.S. If anyone tells me to WTFU, I'm going to tell them to STFU.
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Date: 29/9/12 02:15 (UTC)This is actually a spin off of Samuel Jackson's childrens' book "Go the Fuck to Sleep". Samuel Jackson was never known for subtle messages.
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Date: 29/9/12 12:16 (UTC)I bought that book for my parents when they became grandparents. (Well, bought it and put it in the stack of children's books they already had, just as a joke.) I might consider buying a "Wake the fuck up" alarm clock, if they had one. Though that might be a bad way to start the day.
Sorry for being serious in a Friday Lulz post. This ad just rubbed me the wrong way.
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Date: 2/10/12 02:49 (UTC)...
bloody hell